Here:
Sens. Carper & Cantwell Letter Demanding Transparency on DAPL Decisions under Trump
Here:
Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
“You Hockey Puck” — Sad About Don Rickles
Here.
A Right-Wing Think Tank Is Trying to Bring Down the Indian Child Welfare Act. Why? | The Nation
Here.
Possibly the critical portion of this article is the last paragraph, which confirms that Goldwater has absolutely no interest whatsoever in helping Indian children:
At Goldwater’s offices in Phoenix, Sandefur insisted that his case is about nothing more than the welfare of Indian children. “It was a white Congress in Washington, DC, that passed a law saying, ‘The best interest of all Indians is as follows.’ Isn’t that why we have the problems we have?” When asked if Goldwater is working with any Native American members of Congress to reform ICWA or improve the circumstances of Native children, Sandefur said no—he hadn’t heard anything about that.
AG Sessions Orders Review of Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement
Here:
NNABA Foundation 2017 Bar Review Scholarship Recipients
Here (featuring two of my current or former students!):
The National Native American Bar Association (NNABA) Foundation is proud to announce its 2017 Bar Review Scholarship Recipients. The NNABA Foundation received an impressive pool of applications from Native American students representing Indian nations and law schools across the country. The Foundation is proud to support these students in the penultimate step to joining the legal profession: taking the bar exam. Scholarship recipients will receive $1,500 for bar review preparation services.
Congratulations to the 2017 NNABA Foundation Bar Review Scholarship Recipients, listed below in alphabetical order by last name.
- Simone Anter, Pascua Yaqui & Jicarilla Apache, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law
- Jacob Michael Glass, White Earth Nation, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Simon Goldenberg, Lower Sioux Indian Community, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
- Corin La Pointe-Aitchison, Athabaskan, Lewis & Clark Law School
- Erica McMilin, Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians & Valley Indian Tribes,University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law
- Christine Reyes, Tohono O’odham Nation, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
- Heather Torres, San Ildefonso Pueblo & Navajo, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law
- Austin Ryan Vance, Southern Cheyenne, University of Oklahoma College of Law
- Allyson Von Seggern, Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota & Menominee,Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
- Lisa R. Wrazidlo, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, James E. Roger College of Law, University of Arizona
- April Youpee-Roll, Fort Peck Sioux, Alexander Blewett III School of Law, University of Montana
“These students exemplify hard work, commitment to their communities and dedication to advancing justice for Native Americans. The NNABA Foundation is delighted to support them on their journeys into law practice,” said NNABA Foundation President Jennifer Weddle.
Eighth Circuit Holds in Criminal Jurisdiction Matter Red Lake Reservation Not Diminished by 1905 Act
Here are the materials in United States v. Jackson:
Prior opinion in this case here.
Washington COA Rejects Snoqualmoo Indian Treaty Rights to Defense to Elk Harvest
Here is the opinion in State v. Snyder:
An excerpt:
In 1974, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, as affirmed by the United States Supreme Court, took continuing jurisdiction over fishing disputes arising from the Treaty of Point Elliot and other treaties. Since then, the federal courts have not only interpreted these treaties but continue to supervise their application. The supreme court has held that the lower federal court rulings in this matter bind the State, state courts, private individuals like the Snyders, and organizations like the Snoqualmoo Tribe. We see no reason why we should not follow this guidance in the case of hunting rights.
Briefs:
Indigenous Environmental Network Suit against Keystone XL Pipeline
Update in Nooksack Tribe v. Zinke
Here are new materials in the case now captioned Nooksack Indian Tribe v. Zinke (W.D. Wash.):
14 – Motion of 271 Nooksack Tribal Members to Intervene
19 – Nooksack Tribe’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction
22 Nooksack Opposition to Intervention
24 271 Members Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene
26 – Federal Defendants’ Opposition to Preliminary Injunction Motion and Cross-Motion to Dismiss
Navajo Nation Prevails in D.C. Circuit over 2014 Annual Funding Agreement Dispute
Here is the opinion in Navajo Nation v. Dept. of Interior:
An excerpt:
The Navajo Nation delivered a proposed funding agreement to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, an agency within the United States Department of the Interior, during a partial government shutdown. By law, the BIA had 90 days after receipt to act on the proposal or it would be deemed approved. The BIA did not consider the proposal “received” until normal government operations later resumed, and issued a partial declination 90 days after that date. The Nation filed an action to enforce the proposal, contending that the BIA’s declination was untimely. The district court granted summary judgment to the DOI, holding that because the Nation had remained silent when the BIA indicated its position on the deadline, the Nation was equitably estopped from asserting an earlier one. The Nation brought the present appeal. We reverse the judgment.
Briefs here.
Lower court materials here.
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